AlpSemi announced the successful completion of a €17 million funding round led by Yotta Capital (France) with participation from SE Ventures (Global), Navitas Semiconductor (USA) and Cycle Group (Luxembourg). This financing supports the industrialisation and commercial scale-up of AlpSemi’s next-generation semiconductor power switches, purpose-built for solid-state circuit breakers (SSC...
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced memory technology, announced that, for the first time in the industry, it has developed the industry's fastest Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 5.0 solution, which will help enable seamless and highly efficient AI services on future mobile devices. The milestone sets a new benchmark for the next-generation mobile memory market as the enhanc...
ISC--Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) introduces the Dell PowerEdge XE8812 server, a new addition to the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA, purpose-built for the world's most demanding HPC and AI workloads, featuring NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL4 architecture and delivering up to 144 GPUs per rack. The announcement comes as Dell AI Factory deployments accelerate worldwide, advancing sovereign AI initiatives...
Qnity Electronics, Inc. (“Qnity”) (NYSE: Q), a premier technology solutions leader across the semiconductor value chain, announced the launch of its Advanced Packaging Innovation Hub, underscoring advanced packaging as a strategic growth driver and innovation priority for the company. The new online platform showcases Qnity’s breadth of material and technology solutions desi...
Magnachip Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE: MX, “Magnachip”) announced the introduction of two new 6th-generation 600V Super Junction (SJ) MOSFETs designed to meet the growing performance and efficiency requirements of AI servers, EV charging systems and industrial power applications. The new products feature low RDS(ON) values of 36mΩ and 37mΩ, helping reduce conduction lo...
U.S. semiconductor companies are accelerating investments in AI-focused chip development, advanced packaging technologies and new supply chain strategies as semiconductors become increasingly critical to digital transformation and economic competitiveness, according to a new research report published by Information Services Group (ISG) (Nasdaq: III), a global AI-centered technology research a...
Nearfield Instruments, a leader in advanced semiconductor 3D metrology and process control, announced the successful closure of a $380 million Series D funding round. The transaction values the company at $1.6 billion, marking a major milestone in Nearfield’s development into a global leader in semiconductor metrology and inspection. This latest round of funding was led by new investor Fide...
As AI moves from cloud environments into factories, transportation systems, robotics, and intelligent infrastructure, developers face growing challenges related to power consumption, memory bandwidth, deployment complexity, and infrastructure costs. MemryX Inc., a fabless semiconductor company developing edge AI processing solutions powered by proprietary compute-at-memory technology, expande...
Ambiq Micro, Inc. (“Ambiq”) (NYSE: AMBQ), a technology leader in ultra-low-power semiconductor solutions for edge AI, announced the commencement of an underwritten public offering of 1,800,000 shares of its common stock. In addition, Ambiq expects to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 270,000 shares of common stock at the public offering price, ...
Researchers at South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) have developed a new semiconductor device designed to reduce power consumption and hardware complexity in next-generation communication systems, including satellite networks, defence applications and future 6G infrastructure. The breakthrough centres on a multifunctional memristor capable of performing both sig...
India is increasingly being viewed as a strategically important player in the future of the global semiconductor industry, as demand for advanced chips accelerates amid the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence technologies. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world's largest contract chipmaker, believes the semiconductor sector could surpass US$1.5 trillion in value by the...
Torex Semiconductor Ltd. (TOKYO Prime: 6616) has developed the XC8115/XC8116 Series, multifunction load-switch ICs that achieve 0 µA current consumption. Featuring ultra-low power consumption, space-saving operation up to 105°C, and functions required for power sequence control, these multifunction load switch ICs are easy to use across a wide range of applications, including industrial ...
Shares of memory chip manufacturer Micron Technology finished the week at a record level, reflecting growing investor confidence in the company's position within the rapidly expanding artificial intelligence ecosystem. The stock's strong performance comes amid sustained optimism surrounding demand for advanced memory products, particularly high-bandwidth memory (HBM), which has become a critical ...
Shares of optical networking and photonics specialist Coherent ended a shortened trading week modestly higher, supported by continued investor confidence in the long-term growth of artificial intelligence infrastructure. The company has emerged as a key beneficiary of the rapid expansion of AI data centres, where demand for high-speed optical connectivity is increasing alongside the deployment of...
Japanese semiconductor equipment manufacturers are facing changing market conditions as demand from China slows, prompting the industry to look increasingly towards growth opportunities linked to artificial intelligence and advanced chip production elsewhere in Asia. China has traditionally been a major destination for Japanese chipmaking equipment, but recent market trends indicate a reduction i...
Investment management firm Pacer Advisors substantially increased its position in semiconductor company Cirrus Logic during the latest reporting period, signalling continued institutional confidence in the chip designer's growth prospects. According to a recent regulatory filing, the asset manager more than doubled its stake in Cirrus Logic during the fourth quarter, acquiring an additional 236,5...
The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure is beginning to alter pricing dynamics across the semiconductor equipment industry, as manufacturers race to secure the tools required to support next-generation chip production. Growing investment in AI data centres, advanced processors and high-performance computing systems has triggered a sharp rise in demand throughout the semicond...
Qualinx, the European semiconductor company redefining ultra-low-power connectivity, announced plans to showcase its market-ready 1 mW QLX3Gx Series GNSS chip with its dynamic reconfigurable architecture, along with a Developer Evaluation Kit (EVK), at Embedded World 2026 from 10-12 March in Nuremberg. The QLX3Gx EVK enables OEMs to directly validate Qualinx’s power-to-performance leade...
Brewer Science, Inc., a global leader in advanced materials and processes for the fabrication of cutting-edge microdevices, announced it has agreed to acquire the semiconductor chemicals business line of Heraeus Epurio, a recognised technology leader in ultrapure electronic chemicals used in semiconductor manufacturing. The transaction will include the Heraeus Epurio semiconductor chemicals p...
In this interview with Semicon Leaders Asia, Xinliang (XL) Wang, Senior Director, Product Portfolio Management at pSemi, explains how pSemi is expanding its RF technology portfolio to support increasingly complex wireless and connectivity ecosystems. Through close collaboration with OEMs, system integrators, and test equipment manufacturers, the company is leveraging its UltraCMO...